Americans discard 280 million tires a year, 25% to 30% of which are re-treaded or otherwise reused. (33)

About eight out of every ten tires in the U.S. wind up in landfills or "stockpiles." An estimated 2 to 3 billion tires are currently stockpiled in the United States. (21)

At one site near Modesto, California, 8 million tires were stockpiled as of 1991. By 1995, through recycling efforts, that number was reduced to 2 million, although they receive 20,000 tires daily. (44)